Goodbye Twenty Thirteen. You were “interesting”, I’ll give you that.

This day tends to sneak up on me: this last day of the year. I suppose the twinkling lights of Christmas and the dizzying realities of it’s aftermath will leave me in a bit of a daze. Typically I will retire to my bed for a couple days to repose and reflect. In actuality I will eat Christmas cookies and dark chocolate, watch old movies and sleep. By the time I come to my senses it’s already December 30th. In my younger days before I achieved “mommyhood” I used to get all dolled up and go out to some club or bar on New Year’s Eve. Now I tend to spend the evening trying to distract myself with creative endeavors all the while watching that clock tick, tick, tick towards midnight.

It is a strange phenomenon; the countdown, all the fuss and ado leads up to this one moment. This one moment that is so important we must all together count down the last 10 seconds to make sure we all have it right. And it’s Happy New Year! And then it’s all downhill from there, everyone cheers and then kinda looks around and goes back to whatever they were doing. It’s a climax to nothing like a bridge to nowhere.

These last few moments of the year are no more important than any other moments of the year. If any moment holds significance over the others, it is “Now”. Now is really all we have.

I celebrated the last day of 2012 with a group that suggested we write down on a piece of paper all the worries and problems that were weighing us down and keeping us a prisoner of our own fears. 2012 was horrid to me and I had no problem filling the page. We then got up and one by one silently put each piece of paper into the fire. This simple act was so cleansing. I really didn’t give it much thought over the year but I do think as “interesting” as 2o13 was, I handled myself pretty well, considering. (haha)

I am excited by the new year. I am eager to take it on. Life is changing so fast around us. I am looking forward to being a positive part of that change.

I have no resolutions except to eat healthier, exercise more, laugh as much as I can, try as hard as I can and love as much as I can. I grow restless and seek to spread a little peace, love and understanding in my little part of the universe.

I want to thank you my friends for making this whole blogging thing worthwhile. I appreciate your intelligent and thoughtful comments. I am enriched by your visits as a writer and as a person. I look forward to what we will learn from each other in the coming year.

Happy New Year! May 2014 bring you whatever you seek.

♥

~Nancy

“HopeSmiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’…”
― Alfred Tennyson

I agree that is strange to focus so on those last 10 seconds of the calendar year. Lunar new year celebrations that suggest the arrival of spring and new growth make a bit more sense to me. Never the less, I hope that 2014 is kinder, less challenging, and less “interesting” for us all! Happy New Year, Nancy,

Hi Nancy. I love the sound of the ritual of burning all the stuff from the previous year you don’t want to hang on. There’s something about the ceremonial watching it turn to ashes that’s very cleansing and releasing. I too am looking forward with anticipation and excitement to see what 2014 will bring. Whatever it is will be awesome! Best wishes to you. Andrea

Gunta, I am looking forward to this new year. I’d ride with you anywhere my friend. How about getting us some Harley’s and ride across the country; just us, the open road, your camera and some chocolate. haha, I get the star and stripe helmet! 😉

I’m thinking people make a big deal of a new year and like dates because there is an instinctual but unconscious sense of the great cosmic cycles that are behind all the shifts, and desired changes, in human life.http://mystic1muse.wordpress.com/

GREETINGS

I believe in MAGIC
The magic that lives inside us. I believe that our belief in ourselves in the single most important factor in determining our present and our future.
I believe in the almighty power of LOVE and that the meek shall inherit the earth...if we believe.
I believe in unity and understanding, in tolerance and compassion. I believe in the power of a smile and that a little kindness can go a long way.
I believe that diversity is beautiful and inclusion makes us strong. I believe we can stand together for what is truly important and I believe we have the wisdom to know just what that is.
Drop by drop, like rain falling into sea--there is an incredible force in that which is WE.
I believe it's our right and responsibility, our duty to ourselves and future generations to make this world a better place.
WE have more power than we know
PEACE and LOVE,
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